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Ford has done all but confirm Chinese automaker Geely as the new owner of Volvo, which the Blue Oval has been trying to sell for the past 18 months. Where the Geely deal would leave Volvo's future lineup is uncertain. The Swedish automaker recently unveiled its 2010 XC60 crossover and a refreshed... read more

Accurate crystal balls were in short supply a year ago, but this year predictions of recovery are flying. The latest to join the side of the optimists are Audi and... read moreJuly 22, 2009 by Kenneth Hall

Holding company RHJ International has emerged this week as a strong challenger to Magna International in the bidding war for General Motors' Opel division. The Belgium-based... read moreJuly 14, 2009 by Kenneth Hall

China is now the single biggest market in the world for new cars but that doesn’t mean the government is slowing down on the purchase of cars for its official fleets... read moreJuly 10, 2009 by Kenneth Hall

America’s days as the world’s biggest auto market are coming to an end, with China for the first time ever overtaking the U.S. in vehicle sales for the first of... read moreJuly 9, 2009 by Jeremy Weber

Three companies have submitted bids for Opel so far, but another, China's Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC), has now joined the fray with an offer of more than... read moreJuly 6, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann

General Motors' deal with China's Tengzhong to buy Hummer was thought to be as good as done in early June, but today reports of chatter on China's state radio casts the sale... read moreJune 26, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

Poor sales, growing public concern for the environment and the recession have all added up to weaken General Motors’ chances of finding many buyers for Hummer but the... read moreJune 15, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

In an odd and somewhat comical reversal of the usual state of things, China has today announced the halt of import of four Renault models on the back of 'serious safety... read moreJune 10, 2009 by Nelson Ireson

Just a few days ago we brought you a story about General Motors considering bringing small cars from China to the U.S. in order to bolster its sales in the segment... read moreMay 18, 2009 by James Martinez

Chronicling MG's path through the last decade is tough enough, and delving further back borders on the arcane, but under SAIC's ownership, the line of British-built roadsters... read moreMay 13, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann

Just a few days ago we told you General Motors would be looking to build more and more cars overseas as part of its restructuring plans, and that China was one of the first... read moreMay 11, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

The landscape of the automotive industry is changing, and before things are done, the changes may be massive. Already Fiat and Chrysler are forging an alliance, and Fiat is... read moreMay 7, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

China's car industry is infamous for its tendency to 'borrow' details from European carmakers, often to the point where the word 'clone' is used with some accuracy. The... read moreApril 24, 2009 by Kenneth Hall

In the lead up to the unveiling of its Panamera sedan at the Shanghai Motor Show this week, Porsche made a special presentation of the car to a select group of customers and... read moreApril 21, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann

We've seen some amazing concepts from Buick unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in previous years, and this year was no different with the release of the Buick Business... read moreApril 21, 2009 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran